Planned Area Nuclear Plant Becomes Legislation’s First Big Issue
Kansas lawmakers face heated debate over a proposed 984 billion gallon water sale contract tied to a Burlington nuclear plant. Opponents seek to block the project by denying water, while state actions may hinge on pending federal river water permits and 1972 applications. Company plans promise multi‑million state revenues if approved.
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Topeka
Burlington
Kansas
John Redmond
Duane McGill
Associated Press
Division of Water Resources
Kansas Board of Agriculture
Neosho River
Guy Gibson
DWR
Gibson
Neosho
Ford proposals win state and local backing
Washington AP reports state and local officials see appeal in President Ford’s plan to shift 59 federal programs to state control. The package includes Medicaid at 9.3 billion dollars and 16 other health services, plus education social services and child nutrition. It would cap federal grants and limit annual increases.
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Washington
Ford
Ralph Tabor
National Association of Counties
Natonal Governors’ Conference
Ford Plan
Tabor
Governors' Conference
Congress
Hubert H. Humphrey
Giant 8-2 inch Dan Koehler faces everyday life
Dan Koehler, listed as the world’s tallest living person at 8-2, discusses striving for normalcy amid public attention. He jokes about crowds, guards his privacy, and rejects sideshow offers while noting his 20 years with Tall Clubs International and his work as a hydraulic lift truck advertising assistant.
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Chicago
Dan Koehler
Koehler
Volkswagen
International
MPLA Gains Angola Ground
British correspondents on the MPLA side report Cuban reinforcements rushing south to aid the Soviet backed MPLA as it captures Cela Santa Combo and Amboiva. The advances threaten UNITA's Huambo capital and set up for a major battle near Caninda Bridge.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Angola
Popular Movement
MPLA
Cela
Santa Combo
Amboiva
Huambo
Nova Lisboa
The
National Union, Or
UNITA
National Front
FINLA
Soviet Union
Queve
Caninda Bridge
Santa Comba
Westcentral
Luanda
Teixeira de Sousa
Benguela
Teixeira
Luso
Great Potato Chip War Rages On
The ongoing clash between Pringle's and other potato chips continues as the FDA ruled Pringle's can use the term potato chip with the caveat made from dried potatoes. The Potato Chip Institute plans action at an Atlanta trade show while Pringle's weighs counter moves. The $1.5 billion industry sees Pringle's holding about 16 percent of the market amid natural brands emphasizing real ingredients.
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Pringle's
Procter & Gamble
Food and Drug Administration
Pringle’s
Potato Chip Institute International
Cleveland
Atlanta
FDA
Pringle
Potato Chip Institute
Institute
Money Does Funny Things To Some People
An 87 year old man in Miami Beach died amid piles of old papers and roaches in a retirement hotel room that contained no money, yet police say his estate is worth at least 1.5 million dollars. The man, identified as David Geiger, had a 1965 will bequeathing small sums to relatives and the bulk to Israeli charities.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Emery Zerick
David Geiger
Zerick
Gelgor
New York
Israel
Gelger
Alma Siegel
Geiger
Probate notices from Franklin County Kansas estate cases
Multiple 1976 probate notices listed for Ottawa Kansas including estates of Rilla McGinty Margaret Snyder Letham Yates and Dollie Gutridge. Appointments of executors administrators and hearings, demands from creditors, and filing deadlines noted by Franklin County Probate Court and local attorneys.
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State of Kansas
Franklin County
Billa McGinty
Rilla McGinty
Ralph Jerry McGinty
Ottawa
Kansas
Atty
Letham
Yates
Margaret A. Snyder
M Margaret M. Snyder
William Carl Snyder
Margaret M. Snyder
Dott E. Gutridge
State of
Dallie Steed
Dally
Gutridge
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Planned Area
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Wichita
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Redmond Reservoir
Louise Cook
Crunch
Cedar Ottawa
Chicago Black Hawks
National Hockey League
Sesame Street Sliders
Big Bird
Ernie
Bert Grover
Cookie Monster
Black Hawks
Television Workshop
Franklin D. Yates
Letha M. Yates
Wiliam
Bowers
Main Street
P.O. Box
Ootlawa
Richard
Skoog
Dollie J. Head
Executrix
William S. Bowers
Main St
P.O
Exacutrix
America
Ottawa Herald
Lodge
Retta
Pra-tem
Eva Hanes
W.C
Marie B. Raftelack
Sec’y
Wright
West 3Rd
Jake Ralston Agency
Soult Hickory
George
S. Main Blakesley
Fen
Lawrence
Baker
Baldwin
Louis Gast
Dept Ita
Dallas
Texas
Wakarusa Manor
West 27Th
QUR
Dahnsan
OK Photo Service
S. Main
Underwood
HELP
Gardner
West Main
Rigid Farm Inc
Richmond
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